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B.C. employers are mandated to list salary ranges on job postings beginning Nov. 1, 2023. (Pixabay)

B.C. employers must include salary range on job postings starting Nov. 1

Employers also no longer allowed to punish employees for discussing pay with each other

B.C. employers are mandated to list salary ranges on job postings beginning Nov. 1, 2023. (Pixabay)
Passengers sailing on the Coastal Celebration between Victoria and Vancouver will have a 15-minute longer voyage until Nov. 26, due to a slight route change. (Don Denton/News staff)

Sailing time temporarily extended on some Victoria to Vancouver ferries

BC Ferries says 15 minutes added to some trips until Nov. 26

Passengers sailing on the Coastal Celebration between Victoria and Vancouver will have a 15-minute longer voyage until Nov. 26, due to a slight route change. (Don Denton/News staff)

The MOJ: Canucks Trending In The Right Direction

Team appears to be better-equipped to handle the grind of an 82-game NHL season

scales of justice (File photo)

BREAKING: U.S. man gets 20 years for sexual exploitation of West Shore child

Victims also targeted in the Comox Valley and Surrey

scales of justice (File photo)
The driver of a red Dodge Dart was arrested by Coquitlam RCMP after driving through a fatal crash scene. (Photo courtesy of Coquitlam RCMP)

B.C. man arrested for driving through taped-off fatal crash scene

Coquitlam RCMP reminding people to slow down and move over when they see emergency lights

The driver of a red Dodge Dart was arrested by Coquitlam RCMP after driving through a fatal crash scene. (Photo courtesy of Coquitlam RCMP)
UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death in relation to the crash. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)

Vancouver man pleads guilty to role in crash that killed 2 UBC students

Tim Carl Robert Goerner admitted to 2 counts of dangerous driving causing death

UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death in relation to the crash. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)
The file photo shows a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft launched from Goose Spit in Comox. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, a hovercraft was used to located a drowned person off the coast of Vancouver. (Photo submitted by Kris Trudeau)

UPDATED: Bystander pulls body of tugboat operator from Vancouver waters

Man made mayday distress call earlier in day, but wasn’t found in time

The file photo shows a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft launched from Goose Spit in Comox. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, a hovercraft was used to located a drowned person off the coast of Vancouver. (Photo submitted by Kris Trudeau)
Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes celebrates a goal in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. photo courtesy Canucks.com

THE MOJ: Canucks what we expect them to be, as the NFL keeps playing with us

It’s hard to figure out what you’re going to get on the gridiron on any given Sunday

Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes celebrates a goal in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. photo courtesy Canucks.com
A Lil Yachty concert at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena was cancelled partway through on Saturday night (Oct. 21) after the rapper told people in the stands to rush the floor. UBC says the event became a safety concern. (Screenshot/@IceTiltHero/X)

Lil Yachty concert shut down after he tells Vancouver fans to rush the floor

UBC says event became a safety concern when attendees refused to return to seats

A Lil Yachty concert at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena was cancelled partway through on Saturday night (Oct. 21) after the rapper told people in the stands to rush the floor. UBC says the event became a safety concern. (Screenshot/@IceTiltHero/X)
Snow is seen on the Coquihalla Highway in this March 31, 2023 file photo from DriveBC. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall alert for the Okanagan Connector beginning on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23). (DriveBC)

First snowfall of the season to hit parts of B.C.

Up to 10 centimetres expected along mountain passes, Environment Canada says

Snow is seen on the Coquihalla Highway in this March 31, 2023 file photo from DriveBC. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall alert for the Okanagan Connector beginning on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23). (DriveBC)
Burnaby RCMP marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Const. Shaelyn Yang on Wednesday (Oct. 18), with the unveiling of her name on their detachment’s cenotaph. Yang was fatally stabbed on Oct. 18, 2022 while accompanying a city staffer to serve a homeless man with an eviction notice. (Photo courtesy of Burnaby RCMP)

Death of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang remembered 1 year later

Detachment held private ceremony Wednesday, unveiled Yang’s name on cenotaph

Burnaby RCMP marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Const. Shaelyn Yang on Wednesday (Oct. 18), with the unveiling of her name on their detachment’s cenotaph. Yang was fatally stabbed on Oct. 18, 2022 while accompanying a city staffer to serve a homeless man with an eviction notice. (Photo courtesy of Burnaby RCMP)
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid battles with Vancouver’s Filip Hronek during Saturday’s game in Edmonton. The Canucks would win 4-3 despite being outshot 40-16. Photo courtesy Edmonton Oilers

THE MOJ: Canucks and Lions overcome adversity to bank wins

Plus, an NFL coach needs to learn the axiom of ‘only losers point fingers’

Edmonton’s Connor McDavid battles with Vancouver’s Filip Hronek during Saturday’s game in Edmonton. The Canucks would win 4-3 despite being outshot 40-16. Photo courtesy Edmonton Oilers
The Highlands Winter Craft Fair, pictured in this file photo, returns again on Sunday, Nov. 18. The event takes over two locations – the Highlands Community Hall and the Caleb Pike Heritage Park. (Black Press Media file photo)

Craft Fair Roundup: Find the perfect gift at a Greater Victoria event

Support local businesses while finding something for everyone on your list

The Highlands Winter Craft Fair, pictured in this file photo, returns again on Sunday, Nov. 18. The event takes over two locations – the Highlands Community Hall and the Caleb Pike Heritage Park. (Black Press Media file photo)
B.C. is launching a 15-bed pilot project to provide people with addictions support during and after pregnancy. The project was announced Oct. 11 by Jennifer Whiteside, minister of mental health and addictions (centre right), and Darci Skiber, senior director of the Mental Health and Substance Use Programs and Initiatives with the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (centre left). (Credit: X/@JM_Whiteside)

B.C. pilots housing project for pregnant people struggling with addiction

15 beds to be available out of supportive housing sites in Vancouver, Burnaby and Victoria

B.C. is launching a 15-bed pilot project to provide people with addictions support during and after pregnancy. The project was announced Oct. 11 by Jennifer Whiteside, minister of mental health and addictions (centre right), and Darci Skiber, senior director of the Mental Health and Substance Use Programs and Initiatives with the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (centre left). (Credit: X/@JM_Whiteside)
A partial solar eclipse rises behind clouds, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Arbutus, Maryland, U.S. The 2023 solar eclipse will be visible in B.C. on Saturday, Oct. 14 morning. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

B.C. to have excellent view of partial solar eclipse this weekend

Saturday morning sun will largely disappear behind the moon

A partial solar eclipse rises behind clouds, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Arbutus, Maryland, U.S. The 2023 solar eclipse will be visible in B.C. on Saturday, Oct. 14 morning. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Brock Boeser celebrates the first of four goals on the night as the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Edmonton Oilers 8-1 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Wednesday. (courtesy of Vancouver Canucks)

THE MOJ: ‘Pretty good’ start for the Canucks, but focus already on next game

Tocchet says team stuck to its game plan in thumping Edmonton 8-1 to open the season

Brock Boeser celebrates the first of four goals on the night as the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Edmonton Oilers 8-1 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Wednesday. (courtesy of Vancouver Canucks)
B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

B.C. man wanted on charges of 3D printing firearms

Police allege Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, 31, was building guns in his Kamloops home

B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)
Overview of the village of Wells. (Image by Friends of Responsible Economic Development in Wells)

B.C. gives green light for Cariboo Gold mine near historic gold rush town

Cariboo Gold is a proposed underground gold mine in Wells owned by Osisko Development Corp

Overview of the village of Wells. (Image by Friends of Responsible Economic Development in Wells)
North Vancouver’s Connor Bedard is the odds on favorite to win the Calder Cup as the NHL’s Rookie-of-the-Year with Chicago but don’t go to sleep on another rookie from B.C. Photo courtesy of Chicago Blackhawks

THE MOJ: 5 burning questions (and answers) as the NHL season kicks off

What you need to know to prepare as the NHL season hits the ice for another year

North Vancouver’s Connor Bedard is the odds on favorite to win the Calder Cup as the NHL’s Rookie-of-the-Year with Chicago but don’t go to sleep on another rookie from B.C. Photo courtesy of Chicago Blackhawks
Temperature records were set across B.C. over the 2023 Thanksgiving long weekend. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. breaks 19 daily temperature records over Thanksgiving weekend

Lytton saw the hottest temperature at 29.6 C

Temperature records were set across B.C. over the 2023 Thanksgiving long weekend. (Black Press Media file photo)